Yes! to Sustainability 2026
Zavod Veles, Zavod za trajnostni nacin zivljenja, so. p.
Šentjanž, Slovenia
Description
This ESC activity will take place in the sustainable initiative farm, therefore volunteers will interact with examples of good practices of low environmental footprint in rural life. The schedule will include various activities; mainly practical with explanations from different fields of sustainable practices while working (mostly permacultural farming, natural construction, community living, social permaculture, social entrepreneurship, energy resources, water cycle on the estate, and natural cosmetics). The working hours will be 7 per day, including cooking and cleaning inside the schedule. We start in the morning, 8 am, and work until 4 pm (1 h of break). After it is free time to rest, connect, do some walks etc. The aim of the activity is to live together on the farm and everyday village life. At the same time to take care of our selves, other - to make connections and to learn from each other while volunteering and taking care of the place.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
FOOD Meals will be vegetarian, and we will cook together. We aim to use local food and/or ecological when possible. ACCOMMODATION The accommodation will be simple, but pleasant, in a shared off-grid hut. You can bring your tent with you if you want more privacy. We will provide mats and extra blankets. We use dry, compost toilets and solar showers. All facilities are outdoors. Costs for food, accommodation and traveling (rate for covered traveling costs depends on the distance) are covered. More about volunteering on the farm: https://www.kmetija-veles.si/volunteering/
Training during the activity
!!IT IS NECESSARY TO APPLY VIA LINK BELOW TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION YOUR APPLICATION!!! INDIVIDUAL ESC for 2 participants (can be also Slovenian) WHEN: FLEXIBLE! April 2026 - November 2026; from 2 months (short-term volunteering) until 8 months (long-term volunteering). MORE INFORMATION: http://tiny.cc/e67u001 APPLICATION FORM: http://gk43.2.vu/1 APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15.12.2025 MORE INFO: IG: kmetija_veles MAIN ACTIVITIES - Permaculture farming, Sustainable lifestyle, Natural building and maintenance, Promo
Participant profile
!!IT IS NECESSARY TO APPLY VIA LINK BELOW TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION YOUR APPLICATION!! We invite you to apply and be part of a farm under the ESC program of the EU. DUE TO TIME LIMIT AND CAPACITY LIMIT WE CAN SUPPORT AT THE MOMENT ONLY VOLUNTEERS ARRIVING WITHOUT NEED FOR VISA APPLY: https://forms.gle/73pUM5ZKbMpYgCrW8 WHO: young people (18-30 years old) with an interest in sustainability and be willing to cooperate in a group of people and also alone want to experience simple lifestyle living on the farm (no public transport) willing to live and work outside in nature and with nature
Activity dates
A total of 10 week(s) during the period 01/04/2026 to 31/10/2026
Activity location
Svinjsko 10, Šentjanž, Slovenia
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo * UN resolution, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye
Activity topics
Environment and natural protection
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 15/12/2025 12:00
Project code
2025-1-SI02-ESC51-VTJ-000346958